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Compared from 34 real runner reviews
HOKA Mafate 5 vs HOKA Challenger 8 vs Brooks Ghost Trail
Side by side from 34 real reviews. Every count is the same as on each shoe’s page.
How the signal works
A score out of 100 for how well reviewed a product is next to others of its kind. It rises with positive reviews and with how many there are; negative and mixed reviews take points off. The best in each category scores in the 90s.
So a handful of glowing reviews can’t beat a product lots of people like. No sponsored placements.
67 signal
12 reviews71 signal
15 reviews65 signal
7 reviewsIn short
Runners mostly find it very plush and comfortable for long trail days and ultras.
Runners find the Challenger 8 holds up well, with several getting hundreds of kilometers from a pair, and they see it as a solid successor to the 7.
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Specs
- Weight
- 332 g (11.7 oz), men's
- Stack height
- 45 mm heel / 37 mm forefoot
- Drop
- 8 mm
- Weight
- 275 g (9.7 oz), men's
- Stack height
- 42 mm heel / 34 mm forefoot
- Drop
- 8 mm
- Weight
- 300 g (10.6 oz), men's
- Stack height
- 36.5 mm heel / 28.5 mm forefoot
- Drop
- 8 mm
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